Eccentric Cafe Calendar (Back Room)

Mar 06, 2015 at Doors:7:30pm, Show: 8:30pm Buckwheat Zydeco wsg Joshua Davis Trio ($18adv/$20 day of)
If you’ve gotten into zydeco music, or felt its influence, or watched the world celebrate this great aspect of Louisiana culture over the past 30+ years it’s likely been because of Buckwheat Zydeco. “Stanley ‘Buckwheat’ Dural leads one of the best bands in America. A down-home and high-powered celebration, meaty and muscular with a fine-tuned sense of dynamics…propulsive rhythms, incendiary performances.”
--The New York Times

Mar 07, 2015 at Doors 8pm, Show 9pm FONN MÓR ($6)
This is the show to attend in Kalamazoo for the St. Patrick's Day season! Don't miss Fonn Mor for a night of rollicking Irish jigs and reels. The soulful voice of Simone Keenan of County Down, Ireland and the energetic fiddle of Grace MacMaster is backed by an unconventional rhythm section that will get you dancing from the start of the show. Also, the Quinn Irish Dancers will be gracing the floor with traditional Irish dancing. Wear comfortable shoes, drink plenty of beer and get ready to dance until very late!

Mar 11, 2015 at 6 p.m. (race start time) 3rd Annual St. Paddy's Day Pub Run to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters
Kick off your St. Patrick's weekend festivities in style as Gazelle Sports and Bell's Eccentric Cafe host the third annual St. Patty's Pub Run to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kalamazoo. Come dressed in your most festive St. Patty's themed gear ready to run, walk, jump or dance your way through a fast, fun 5k! Packet pickup will be available on March 6 and 10 from 4-7 p.m. as well as at 5 p.m. on race day at the starting/finish line at the Bell's North Parking Lot. Registration is $18 for the run or $38 for the run, a beer ticket, sweatshirt and access to a VIP area following the run.

Mar 13, 2015 at doors:8:30pm Show 9:30pm the Soil & the Sun wsg Flint Eastwood ($8adv/$10 day of)
the Soil & the Sun is corn-fed, Michigan-made, Experiential Spiritual Orchestral Rock. Originating in 2008 as a two-piece band, the group has grown and matured into a seven-piece community of friends and musicians. Oboe, violin, guitars, accordion, percussion, piano, keys and vocals, cooperate to create complex harmonies, layered melodies, and driving rhythms. The careful orchestration and intentional instrumentation will speak to your soul. Flint Eastwood is a Spaghetti-Western cooked in the ovens of Detroit.

Mar 14, 2015 at Doors: 8:00PM, Show: 9:00PM Pete Rock & Slum Village wsg HANiF, Dezert Eez, Maraj, The SEVENth, Analog Ancestry ($22adv/$25day of)
Recognized as one of the greatest hip-hop producers of all time, Pete Rock has played a major role in the game since he came to prominence as half of the duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth.
On top of multiple solo albums and mixtapes, Rock has produced and done remixes for dozens of artists in different genres including Nas, Biggie, Kanye West, INI, Madonna, Mick Jagger, Mary J Blige, A Tribe Called Quest, and many others. His name answers the question of who has the illest baselines, horn blares, and ad-libs on the hip hop boards. His blend of jazz, soul, and rap music unites people across race, class, gender, nationality, and geography.
Chances are, if you are anywhere near the Detroit music scene, you have heard of the influential hip hop trio that makes up Slum Village. The group was founded in the early 90′s by 3 childhood friends: Baatin, T3, rapper and producer J Dilla, who all grew up together in the Conant Gardens neighborhood of Detroit, MI. After two decades of classic releases, international success, and the tragic loss of Dilla and Baatin, Slum Village continues to represent the unparalleled truth and power of hip-hop.

Mar 21, 2015 at 11am-4pm WIDR Week Record Swap ($3 donation)
Do you have a record collection you'd like to share?
Whether its petite or colossal we have an event for you!
WIDR will be partnering with Bells Eccentric cafe to bring you a record swap for this year's WIDR Week!
Its Saturday, March 21st from 11-4pm @ The Back Room of Bell's Brewery, Kalamazoo.
If you want to be apart of this WIDR Week event, you can email Sean at widr.business@gmail.com

Mar 23, 2015 at 9 a.m. Oberon Release Day 2015
The Real Fantastics (Motown, Stax, and other classic soul/R&B covers) will perform in the Back Room from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. No cover.

Mar 24, 2015 at Doors 8pm, Show 9pm The Road to Delfest featuring The Travelin' McCourys with Billy Nershi (of String Cheese Incident) ($18adv/$20 day of)
The Travelin’ McCourys do not stand still. They are on the road—and online—entertaining audiences with live shows that include some of the best musicians and singers from all genres. It’s always different, always exciting, and always great music.
No other band today has the same credentials for playing traditional and progressive music. As the sons of bluegrass legend Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury on mandolin and Rob McCoury on banjo continue their father’s work—a lifelong dedication to the power of bluegrass music to bring joy into people’s lives. And with fiddler Jason Carter and bassist Alan Bartram, the ensemble is loved and respected by the bluegrass faithful. But the band is now combining their sound with others to make something fresh and rejuvenating.
Featuring special guests Billy Nershi (String Cheese Incident) and Billy Strings & Don Julin

Mar 27, 2015 at Doors:8:30pm, Show: 9:30pm Jimkata ($10)
Jimkata is a four piece electro-rock band based out of Ithaca, NY. Intertwining electric guitars, bass and drum kit with synthesizers and electronic drums, Jimkata is a reminder of the modern lengths that a quartet can reach without leaving their rock roots. Described as "one of the best up and coming bands" by jambase.com members Evan Friedell (guitar/vocals), Aaron Gorsch (guitar/synth), Dave Rossi (bass) and Packy Lunn (drums) have forged a truly unique and appealing sound through both high quality, in depth studio albums and their notoriously explosive live rock shows.

Apr 11, 2015 at Doors 8pm, Show 9pm The Verve Pipe ($18adv/$20 day of)
With sales of more than a million albums worldwide, success on radio, TV and film, and sold-out concert dates throughout the world, The Verve Pipe, formed in Michigan in the early 90’s, is best recognized for their radio hits ‘Photograph,’ ‘Hero,’ ‘Happiness Is,’ ‘Never Let You Down’ and the #1 single, ‘The Freshmen.’
In 2014, The Verve Pipe released their first rock album in over 13 years with Overboard, a collection of ten new songs including ‘Crash Landing’, ‘Hit and Run,’ and the haunting title track ‘Overboard.’ This long incubating project brought a renewed energy and focus to this self-produced album that resulted in their most inspired writing and recording to date.
The Verve Pipe continue to perform throughout the U.S., including appearances at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Festival, Hangout Music Festival and SummerStage in Central Park and many more.

Apr 29, 2015 at Doors 8pm, Show 9pm Ultimate Painting ($10)
Ultimate Painting (UP) is a live event series celebrating artistic talent. Painters create their best work in only 20 minutes, across 3 rounds, while the audience votes to choose the winner. Music plays, drinks rise, and audience witness paintings emerge from the minds of their favorite artists. The best painters advance to regional and national championships, where Art Stars are born! Tickets available here: https://www.festivalticketing.com/boxoffice/?cref=30dc8fdb-c308-417f-927c-412a48648c04

May 23, 2015 at Doors:7:30pm, Show: 8:30pm Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers ($30adv/$35 day of)
This show is in the Bell's Beer Garden. Rain or shine.
Almost three decades after winning a Grammy for Best New Artist and launching one of contemporary music’s most diverse careers, Bruce Hornsby still makes joyful noise as he discovers clever and expansive ways to chronicle dynamic musical snapshots of his often generously collaborative journey.
Nothing better illustrates this than Hornsby’s communion with his longtime band, the Noisemakers. And nothing catches that connection with more daring fluency than a couple of live collections released eleven years apart; 2011’s Bride of the Noisemakers, a set of concert recordings from 2007 to 2009, and 2000‘s Here Come the Noisemakers, which initially unveiled Hornsby and his band’s free-wheeling live approaches to the Virginia-born pianist and composer’s memorable songs.
Tapping into many of the genres that have influenced Hornsby’s music over the years—pop, jazz, bluegrass, country and modern classical—these collections feature songs from previous releases such as Big Swing Face (2002), Halcyon Days (2004), and Levitate (2009) -- as well as from Camp Meeting (2007), which featured bassist Christian McBride and drummer Jack DeJohnette, plus Hornsby’s acclaimed early releases such as Scenes From The Southside (1988), Hothouse (1995), and Spirit Trail (1998).

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